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Restaurants in Modena
Where to eat in Modena: Traditional Balsamic Vinegar DOP, tortellini, gnocco fritto and tigelle, and zampone IGP.
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Eating in Modena
Modena has two products that carry its name around the world, and a home kitchen best eaten in company.
The vinegar, which is two different things
Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena DOP ages twelve or twenty-five years in batteries of casks in attic rooms, and is served in drops. Aceto Balsamico di Modena IGP is something else: younger and cheaper. The names look alike, the products do not.
The table
- Tortellini and tortelloni, in broth or meatless;
- Gnocco fritto and tigelle (crescentine) with cured meats and pesto modenese of lard, garlic and rosemary;
- Zampone and cotechino di Modena IGP, the New Year's Eve dish;
- Parmigiano Reggiano DOP, because this is production country too.
In the glass
Lambrusco — di Sorbara, Grasparossa di Castelvetro, Salamino di Santa Croce — is drunk cold and sparkling, and it is the wine the cured meats are eaten with here.
Opening hours and closing days change. The ones on the listings come from public sources and may be out of date. Where a restaurant confirms tables with us, the availability you see is the real one.
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